Brihat-samhita [sanskrit]

26,560 words

The Sanskrit text of the Brihat-samhita from the 6th-century authored by Varaha Mihira in present-day Ujjain, India. It primarily deals with astrology and astronomy but is presented as an encyclopedia of knowledge.

दिनकरमुदयास्तसंस्थितमुल्काशनिविद्युतो यदा हन्युः ।
नरपतिमरणं विन्द्यात्तदान्यराजप्रतिष्ठा च ॥ ३३ ॥
[दिवसकरम् । उदयसंस्थितम् । प्रतिष्ठां]

dinakaramudayāstasaṃsthitamulkāśanividyuto yadā hanyuḥ |
narapatimaraṇaṃ vindyāttadānyarājapratiṣṭhā ca || 33 ||
[divasakaram | udayasaṃsthitam | pratiṣṭhāṃ]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.33 is contained in the book Brihata Samhita (Sanskrit Text with Hindi Translation) by Pandit Achyutananda Jha. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.33). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dinakara, Udaya, Tas, Sthita, Ulka, Ashan, Ashani, Ashanin, Vidyut, Vidyuta, Yada, Yad, Narapati, Arana, Tada, Pratishtha, Divasakara, Samsthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.33). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “dinakaramudayāstasaṃsthitamulkāśanividyuto yadā hanyuḥ
  • dinakaram -
  • dinakara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dinakara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • udayās -
  • udaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tasaṃ -
  • tasā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • sthitam -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sthita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • ulkā -
  • ulka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ulkā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśani -
  • aśani (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    aśani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    aśanī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    aśanin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    aśanin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    aśan (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • vidyuto* -
  • vidyut (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vidyut (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vidyuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • hanyuḥ -
  • han (verb class 2)
    [optative active third plural]
  • Line 2: “narapatimaraṇaṃ vindyāttadānyarājapratiṣṭhā ca || 33 |
  • narapatim -
  • narapati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • araṇam -
  • araṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    araṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    araṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    raṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • vindyāt -
  • vid (verb class 7)
    [optative active third single]
  • tadānya -
  • tada (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • arāja -
  • arājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • pratiṣṭhā -
  • pratiṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca* -
  • Cannot analyse 33
  • Line 3: “[divasakaram | udayasaṃsthitam
  • divasakaram -
  • divasakara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • udaya -
  • udaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃsthitam -
  • saṃsthita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṃsthita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saṃsthitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 3.33

Cover of edition (2016)

Brhatsamhita with the Commentary of Bhattotpala
by Krishna Chandra Dwivedi (2016)

Publisher: Sampurnanand Sanskrit University; 1229 pages;

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Cover of edition (2012)

Brihat Samhita with the Commentary of Utpalapatimala of Yogisvara
by K. V. Sharma (2012)

Publisher: Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Janakpuri; 754 pages; ISBN-10; 8186111360; ISBN-13: 9788186111369

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Cover of edition (2002)

Brihat Samhita (Hindi Translation)
by K. V. Sharma (2002)

Publisher: Sampurnanand Sanskrit University; 2359 pages; ISBN-13: 9789387890008.

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Cover of edition (2022)

Brhat Samhita (English translation)
by N. Chidambaram Iyer (2022)

Publisher: Parimal Publication Pvt. Ltd.; 801 pages; Edited by Dr. Shrikrishna Jugnu; ISBN-10: 8171104215; ISBN-13: 9788171104215.

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Cover of edition (2010)

Brhat Samhita (English with notes)
by M. Ramakrishna Bhat (2010)

Publisher: Motilal Banarsidas Publishers Pvt. Ltd.; 1155 pages; ISBN-10: 8120810600; ISBN-13: 9788120810600.

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Cover of edition (2020)

Brhat Samhita (Telugu translation)
by Sishtla Umamaheswara Sharma (2020)

Publisher: Mohan Publications, Andhra Pradesh; 846 pages.

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Preview of verse 3.33 in Kannada sript:
ದಿನಕರಮುದಯಾಸ್ತಸಂಸ್ಥಿತಮುಲ್ಕಾಶನಿವಿದ್ಯುತೋ ಯದಾ ಹನ್ಯುಃ ।
ನರಪತಿಮರಣಂ ವಿನ್ದ್ಯಾತ್ತದಾನ್ಯರಾಜಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಾ ಚ ॥ ೩೩ ॥
[ದಿವಸಕರಮ್ । ಉದಯಸಂಸ್ಥಿತಮ್ । ಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಾಂ]

Cover of Gujarati edition

Brhat Samhita (Gujarati translation)
by - (2000)

Publisher: Shree Harihar Pustakalay, Surat; Author: Shri Varahamihira Acharya (શ્રી વરાહમિહીરાચાર્ય); 432 pages.

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Preview of verse 3.33 in Gujarati sript:
દિનકરમુદયાસ્તસંસ્થિતમુલ્કાશનિવિદ્યુતો યદા હન્યુઃ ।
નરપતિમરણં વિન્દ્યાત્તદાન્યરાજપ્રતિષ્ઠા ચ ॥ ૩૩ ॥
[દિવસકરમ્ । ઉદયસંસ્થિતમ્ । પ્રતિષ્ઠાં]

Cover of edition (2021)

Brhat Samhita (Kannada translation)
by Sripada Raghunatha Kulkarni (2021)

Publisher: Srinidhi Publications, Bangalore; 668 pages with illustrations.

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Preview of verse 3.33 in Kannada sript:
ದಿನಕರಮುದಯಾಸ್ತಸಂಸ್ಥಿತಮುಲ್ಕಾಶನಿವಿದ್ಯುತೋ ಯದಾ ಹನ್ಯುಃ ।
ನರಪತಿಮರಣಂ ವಿನ್ದ್ಯಾತ್ತದಾನ್ಯರಾಜಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಾ ಚ ॥ ೩೩ ॥
[ದಿವಸಕರಮ್ । ಉದಯಸಂಸ್ಥಿತಮ್ । ಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಾಂ]

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